92 comments on “2017-18 Game Thread: Knicks vs. Kings”

So it can’t be that Dotson is improving because he’s not getting minutes and wants them? The desire for meaningful playing time is one of the biggest motivators for improvement in sports. I agree Dotson has promise, But I don’t agree that it’s a big mistake that he isn’t getting more playing time.

I’m pretty bullish myself that Cauley-Stein will be pretty good for his career, but tonight has been an absolute slaughter. Randolph + him are probably the least well suited duo to guard KP, both are too slow to do it.

I’ve never seen Bernard King in action except in replays but I’ve watched Patrick Ewing, Allan Houston, Carmelo Anthony. I have never seen a more dominant offensive player in a Knicks uniform than KP. Its not even close to me. He is an effortless scorer.

Don’t jump all over me for this, but KP is starting to remind me of Durant. Different players, I understand, but both basically unguardable because of their size and both deadly from 3. Durant is obviously a better defender and handles the ball more, but just in terms of offensive skills, they’re similar to me.

Just got finished with a lengthy online customer support chat with NBA about League Pass crashing all the time on Roku devices. Bottom line, Roku sticks are no longer supported by latest NBA app update, only the set top devices are.

Of course, all other apps that we have work just fine on the stick, inc. Netflix, MLB, Sling, Amazon, HBO, Showtime, etc. Oh well.

It’s weird cause TH Jr was hated in his first stint here because he was awful defensively and did nothing else but shoot pretty well. So far this season I’ve been impressed with his defense and much improved ball-handling, passing and even rebounding. But shit it would be nice if he was more consistent with his 3pt shooting.

Not really, but its kind of a big deal to be a 3 point shooter as a wing in this NBA era. The fact that he can ignore this aspect of the game and be so amazing is a testament to what uniquely freakish talent he is.

I think the thing I love most about KP is his understanding of how he’s doing and how the game is going, how many times do we see him understand when his shot isn’t falling him not taking shots for multiple possessions in a row, when his shot is falling demanding the ball every single time, and the many times we see him make a play when the team is down.

LeBron James on DSJ: "The Knicks passed on a really good one and Dallas got the diamond in the rough. He should be a Knick. That's going to make some headlines, but he should be a Knick but Dallas is definitely excited he didn't go there. He's an unbelievable talent."— Saad Yousuf (@SaadYousuf126) November 12, 2017

My main take-away, before I read any other posts, is that for the first time ever, as I watch Kristaps Porzingis, I thought he was unstoppable, a true super-star that is so far and away better than the opposition. I don’t use the term super-star lightly. To me, a super-star is All-NBA, top-5 or so. The rest of the All-stars , using my definitions, are just stars. He’s playing at a top, elite level.

The team is playing with defensive intensity. They are moving the ball. They have a number of pieces that fit very well together. I talked about the KP-Kanter synergy the other day and with O’Q coming off the bench, we have a solid big rotation. Today it also became clear to me that with Hardaway, Lee and McDermott, have formed a nice 3-headed, 3-and-D wing rotation. And the Jack and Frank point guard tandem is pretty, pretty good.

There is youth in the team depth now. Wily, Dotson and Baker are young third-stringers, some with bright upsides. Wily’s needs to work on defense. Dotson needs playing time and to learn the NBA game. Baker will bring tenacity.

I know that the Kings are young and challenged, but these are the types of teams that playoff teams need to put away. I will sleep well tonight.

The reality is both Smith Jr and Frank have pretty much played like crap so far. Frank has had some nice assist totals but his TS% is below 40% and I’m honestly not sure if he will come close to breaking 50% this season. But his defense is as good as advertised and he seems very under control on offense although at times to a fault.

I was on the Dennis Smith Jr bandwagon and at times I still wish they would’ve drafted him cause the Knicks go thru rough stretches on offense where Jack and Frank are useless as PG’s but I love what I’ve seen in Frank on defense and am looking forward to watching him develop more on offense although I’m not anywhere near as high on him as some others here are in terms of his potential on offense.

@79. .Did Shaq take his team’s 11th game off? Shaq leads if you wrote it this way: “most points in his team’s first 11 games” KP did take off game 11. May need an asterisk there, ‘killa. Just funnin’, son, just funnin’